Hydrocarbon exploration has been underway in the north of West Siberia for several decades. Giant gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula are expected to begin feeding the Nord Stream pipeline to Western Europe in late 2012. Employing a variety of highto very high-resolution satellite-based sensors, we have followed the establishment and spread of Bovanenkovo, the biggest and first field to be develo...

In Sweden, fire management is driven by nature conservation objectives through both regeneration burning, used as a soil preparation method in forestry, and burning protected forests, aiming to reintroduce an ecological process necessary for the preservation of biodiversity. The strategy affects Indigenous Sami reindeer herders who use commercial forestlands pastures their reindeer. Fire can ha...

The Afanasievo world reportedly overlaps the borders of five nations including two countries East Asia: Mongolia and China. Across these several regions, first appearance domestic herd animals (sheep, goat, cattle) initial practice copper bronze metallurgy are associated with communities. Since mobile pastoralism has long been a significant part Mongolian cultural tradition question when, where...

The coupling of rapid warming and wetland degradation on the Tibetan Plateau has motivated studies climate influence change in region. These typically examine large, topographically homogeneous regions, whereas conservation efforts sometimes require fine-grained information rugged terrain. This study addresses constrained wetlands Eastern Tibetan, where herders report significant degradation. W...

Over the years, contests over land for crop production and pasture animals among farmers herders have been a subject of concern. The study therefore examine effect resilience on arable productivity after farmers-herdsmen conflicts in Ogbomoso Agricultural Zone Oyo State. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 270 farmers, which is about 29.4% 919 registered study, using structured q...